Highway 75 has been closed as of 6:30pm, August 29 due to fire activity from the Halstead fire. The highway was closed by Idaho Department of Transportation and Idaho State Police upon recommendation by Halstead Fire Managers. The highway is closed from Mile Marker 192 (Lower Stanley) to Mile Marker 206.6 (Gardner Creek). Idaho State Police and Custer County Sheriff are clearing motorists and Salmon River traffic from the closure area. The highway will remain closed until further notice.

Halstead Fire Incident Management Team is recommending to Custer County Sheriff's Office that homes along Highway 75 from Joe's Gulch (doesn't include Lower Stanley) to Sunbeam be evacuated. Extreme fire behavior and downhill runs have pushed the fire in the upper reaches of Basin Creek.

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